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On 09/02/13 11:11, J. Roeleveld wrote:
> Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Feb 2013, Tomáš Chvátal wrote:
>>
>>> 2013/2/8 Diego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@flameeyes.eu>:
>>>> I would say that we might want to review linux-firmware, and if the
>>>> newest firmware _is_ there, just get rid of the split one.
>>>>
>>> That should be probably the best approach, to actually kill of the
>>> lone ones and keep the linux-firmware only.
>>
>> I disagree. Why should we force users to install lots of crap (some of
>> it being non-free) that they will never need because they don't have
>> the hardware?
>>
>> Ulrich
>
> Why not specify which firmwares are to be installed using a 'FIRMWARE' variable. Similar to VIDEOCARDS?

Read my last reply. It's already supported through savedconfig.eclass. 
You only get what you want.